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1181330

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A52: Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with Highways England on the effect on the local road network of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge in Nottingham.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	21975
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>During a routine structural inspection of Clifton Bridge in 2018, Highways England identified a number of safety critical repairs were needed. During these planned works, further structural repairs were found to be necessary which led to the closure of the bridge.</p><p> </p><p>I understand how busy this stretch of the A52 is and Highways England did not take the decision to close the bridge lightly. The Department is working with Highways England to make sure everything possible is being done to resolve the situation and get traffic moving across the Clifton bridge as quickly and as safely as possible. One lane has already re-opened.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is working closely with local authorities to ensure there are no restrictions on the diversion routes.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England invited all Local Resilience Forums (LRF), Nottingham City and County, to attend a briefing on the timings / stages necessary to safely restore the bridge capacity to normal.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England also meets weekly with local authorities and the emergency services to discuss mitigation measures, share progress, and plan works.</p><p> </p><p>Restrictions will be in place for some time until permanent repairs are completed. Highways England continue to liaise with local authorities to explore how the impact of the Clifton Bridge closure on the publics journey, can be further reduced.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21977 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:42:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1181333

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A52: Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions (a) he and (b) his officials have had with (a) Nottingham City Council and (b) Nottinghamshire County Council on the effect of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge on the resilience of the local roads network.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	21976
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Officials from the Department facilitated conversations between Highways England and the local Highway Authority, Nottingham City Council, so that the effects of the emergency closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge could be managed as carefully as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not discussed this matter with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Highways England continue to collaborate closely with the Local Highways Authority.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21978 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:46:13 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1181337

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A52: Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the immediacy of the steps required to tackle the effect of the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge on Nottingham's road network.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	21977
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>During a routine structural inspection of Clifton Bridge in 2018, Highways England identified a number of safety critical repairs were needed. During these planned works, further structural repairs were found to be necessary which led to the closure of the bridge.</p><p> </p><p>I understand how busy this stretch of the A52 is and Highways England did not take the decision to close the bridge lightly. The Department is working with Highways England to make sure everything possible is being done to resolve the situation and get traffic moving across the Clifton bridge as quickly and as safely as possible. One lane has already re-opened.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England is working closely with local authorities to ensure there are no restrictions on the diversion routes.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England invited all Local Resilience Forums (LRF), Nottingham City and County, to attend a briefing on the timings / stages necessary to safely restore the bridge capacity to normal.</p><p> </p><p>Highways England also meets weekly with local authorities and the emergency services to discuss mitigation measures, share progress, and plan works.</p><p> </p><p>Restrictions will be in place for some time until permanent repairs are completed. Highways England continue to liaise with local authorities to explore how the impact of the Clifton Bridge closure on the publics journey, can be further reduced.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21975 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:42:11 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1181339

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	A52: Bridges
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with the Chancellor of the Exchequer on the allocation of funds to tackle traffic congestion on Nottingham's local road network arising from the partial closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge.
	tabling member constituency	Nottingham South
	tabling member printed	Lilian Greenwood
	uin	21978
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>Officials from the Department facilitated conversations between Highways England and the local Highway Authority, Nottingham City Council, so that the effects of the emergency closure of the A52 Clifton Bridge could be managed as carefully as possible.</p><p> </p><p>The Secretary of State has not discussed this matter with the Chancellor of the Exchequer. Highways England continue to collaborate closely with the Local Highways Authority.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst grouped question UIN 21976 question first answered 03/03/2020 16:46:14 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4029 label Biography information for Lilian Greenwood

1181197

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Highways England: Pay
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment his Department has made of the adequacy of pay increases for each level of staff employed in Highways England in the last ten years.
	tabling member constituency	Bristol West
	tabling member printed	Thangam Debbonaire
	uin	21998
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 05/03/2020 answer text <p>Highways England was established on 1 April 2015. The Department for Transport has not carried out an assessment of the adequacy of pay increases for each level of staff in Highways England over the period since its establishment.</p><p> </p><p>Responsibility for setting pay levels within Highways England sits with the Company, overseen by its Remuneration Committee. Annual pay increases within Highways England are based on a number of factors, including affordability and guidance from the Department for Transport and the Cabinet Office.</p><p>I would like to assure you that the Secretary of State is placing significant focus on pay in the Department’s arm’s length bodies.</p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 05/03/2020 16:38:04 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4433 label Biography information for Thangam Debbonaire

1181292

	registered interest
	date	27/02/2020
	answering body	Department for Transport
	answering dept id	27
	answering dept short name	Transport
	answering dept sort name	Transport
	hansard heading	Roads: Schools
	house id	1
	legislature	25259 pref label House of Commons
	question text	To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, how many road traffic accidents have taken place outside schools in each year since 2005.
	tabling member constituency	Barnsley East
	tabling member printed	Stephanie Peacock
	uin	22026
	answer	answer is ministerial correction date of answer 03/03/2020 answer text <p>The Department for Transport collects and publishes data on the location of road traffic accidents. However, we do not collect or define a variable which states whether these accidents occurred outside schools.</p><p> </p> answering member constituency Rochester and Strood answering member printed Kelly Tolhurst question first answered 03/03/2020 16:35:06 answering member 4487 label Biography information for Kelly Tolhurst
	tabling member	4607 label Biography information for Stephanie Peacock